{{short description|American basketball player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Johnny Posewitz | image = | image_size = | caption = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 185 | birth_date = {{birth date|1906|8|9}} | birth_place = Sheboygan, Wisconsin, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1994|4|11|1906|8|9}} | death_place = Sheboygan, Wisconsin, U.S. | high_school = | college = | career_start = 1925 | career_end = 1945 | career_position = Guard | career_number = | years1 = 1925–1928 | team1 = Sheboygan | years2 = 1928–1929 | team2 = Sheboygan Merchants | years3 = 1929 | team3 = Sheboygan Chair | years4 = 1929–1930 | team4 = Beloit Fairies | years5 = 1930–1933 | team5 = Kohler Recreations | years6 = 1933–1935 | team6 = Sheboygan Ballhorns | years7 = 1935–1937 | team7 = Sheboygan Art Imigs | years8 = 1937–1938 | team8 = Sheboygan Enzo Jels | years9 = 1938–1940,<br/>1945 | team9 = Sheboygan Red Skins | highlights = }} '''John Anton Posewitz''' (August 9, 1906 – April 11, 1994) was an American professional basketball player.<ref name=bbr>{{cite web| title = John Posewitz NBL stats| work =basketball-reference.com| publisher =Sports Reference LLC| date = | url =https://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/p/posewjo01n.html | accessdate = May 14, 2019}}</ref> He played for the Sheboygan Red Skins in the National Basketball League and averaged 2.4 points per game.<ref name=bbr/><ref name=peach>{{cite web| title = Johnny Posewitz| work =Peach Basket Society| publisher =| date = October 20, 2015 | url =https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2015/10/johnny-posewitz.html| accessdate = May 14, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = John Posewitz Statistics| work =Stats Crew| publisher =| date = | url =https://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=posewjo01| accessdate = May 14, 2019}}</ref> He was the brother of professional basketball player Scoop Posewitz.<ref name=peach/>
He also played minor league baseball. Teams included the Waynesboro Red Birds (1930), Springfield Red Wings (1931), Elmira Red Wings (1932), and the Mobile Red Warriors (1932).<ref>{{cite web| title = John Posewitz minor league stats| work =baseball-reference.com| publisher =Sports Reference LLC| date = | url =https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=posewi001joh | accessdate = May 14, 2019}}</ref>
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